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PS4 Slim or Pro (New User)?

I have been an Xbox user since the early days of the very first Xbox and at the moment have an Xbox One (owned a 360 too).

I have decided though to switch over to PlayStation purely because of some of the exclusive games that I want to play (The Last Of Us, Uncharted 4, Until Dawn + a few more) but need some advice on which console to purchase....!?

So I am kinda stuck on whether to just get the 1Tb PS4 Slim (both my sons have one) or go for the PS4 Pro? I know both consoles do HDR and that games need to be patched to do 4K gaming on the Pro.

I don't currently have a 4K TV (just have a Samsung HD 1080p TV) however I am planning on upgrading to 4K sometime in December.

Looking at the many videos/reviews/comparisons on YouTube between the 2 machines, gives an overall conclusion that if you don't already have a PS4, then its worthwhile getting the Pro. If you do have a PS4 already, then the Pro isn't really a worthwhile upgrade. Additionally, looking at side by side graphics of the 2 machines (again, via YouTube) doesn't really show THAT bigger differences between the 2 machines either!

I am looking at getting one this week - yep, I know Black Friday is just right around the corner however I have found an awesome pre Black Friday deal for the 1Tb Pro with 2 games (GT Sport & CODWW2) for just £299.99 and personally, I don't think any Black Friday deals will beat this.

Getting a Pro console will also mean I will have to get myself a slightly bigger TV stand (around £30ish on Amazon) as the Pro overhangs my current TV shelf/stand by about 1 inch!

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As the price difference between the PS4 Slim 1tb and Pro is so small right now I would just get the Pro. And also if you are looking at buying a new TV in a couple of months will you need to get a new unit anyway?

As the price difference between the PS4 Slim 1tb and Pro is so small right now I would just get the Pro. And also if you are looking at buying a new TV in a couple of months will you need to get a new unit anyway?

You might not notice graphical differences too much but the extra power will help with stable framerates, and until you get your 4k TV, the pro will still upscale the games to look their absolute best on HDTVs.

....just took all the above advice and just this minute completed my order for the 1Tb Pro with GT Sport & CODWW2 and 2 months worth of Now TV for £299.99, which I think is an awesome price bundle and one which I don't think will be beaten on Black Friday (this was via the Game website BTW).

Couldn't be happier!!!!

Additionally, the PlayStation store currently have an awesome Black Friday deal to join PlayStation Plus for just £37.49 instead of their recently inflated price of £49.99, which I will gladly accept!!!!!

I think you made the right choice deans, that does look like a great deal. However don't 'cheap out' when it comes to buying the 4k TV as that will nullify a lot of the advantages of the Pro if you do. I don't mean you have to spend big, but dont fall for these £300 Black Friday 4K TVs from obscure manufacturers. Get a well reviewed one with HDR and a low input lag

I think you made the right choice deans, that does look like a great deal. However don't 'cheap out' when it comes to buying the 4k TV as that will nullify a lot of the advantages of the Pro if you do. I don't mean you have to spend big, but dont fall for these £300 Black Friday 4K TVs from obscure manufacturers. Get a well reviewed one with HDR and a low input lag

...well finally got round to setting up my PS4 Pro last night - what a beast!!! It just about fits on my TV stand luckily!!!

Love the blue/white/orange light at the font - very cool!!!

Also downloaded the new update,m which took about 1 minute and also downloaded the iOS app on my iPad too. The one cool feature I loved was being able to purchase a game via the app (bought Until Dawn ), and then set it to download to the console whist watching the download status on the app - bloody awesome!!

I only have a 1080p TV at present so no 4K mode for me just yet although I have still activated 'Boost Mode' just in case!! The console then also auto downloaded something called 'The Playroom' which was some kind of short video depicting the VR stuff the PS4 can do - also looked great (I'm guessing this is for people with the VR headset?).

One weird thing though, I sent a Friend Request (also sent one to you shoestring25!) to my son (at the weekend), who has a child's account but when I asked him why he hadn't yet accepted my request, he said he couldn't see my request (haven't actually checked with him on his console yet though)?! Is there anything extra we need to do when sending request to child accounts?!

I picked one up Black Friday weekend, great deal too, 290 with latest Fifa and COD. Neither game are my thing so traded for 70, making the Pro a real bargain. All my games of choice benefit - Alien Iso, NMS, Diablo, Dying Light, Witcher and TGC2. And just picked up Fallout 4 pre-owned for 7 quid, which runs very well. Liking the 720 to 1080 upgrade for video production/sharing aswell. Very impressed.

...to save starting a brand new thread - I’m currently playing The Last of Us on my PS4Pro on my standard 1080p HD tv but noticed there are some additional tv settings in the game’s Settings menu (the ability to choose 60fps/30fps + some other settings).

...to save starting a brand new thread - I’m currently playing The Last of Us on my PS4Pro on my standard 1080p HD tv but noticed there are some additional tv settings in the game’s Settings menu (the ability to choose 60fps/30fps + some other settings).

Anyone know what the optimum settings should be for this game?

The game was developed to run at 30fps on PS3/PS4 so that would be its optimum setting but you should try them out to see which you prefer. When I played Infamous SS/FL, ROTTR and FFXV I went with the higher framerate option when I played them on the Pro.

...to save starting a brand new thread - I’m currently playing The Last of Us on my PS4Pro on my standard 1080p HD tv but noticed there are some additional tv settings in the game’s Settings menu (the ability to choose 60fps/30fps + some other settings).

Just tried these settings - I’m finding that having Frame Rate, on, as opposed to Screen Resolution, on, doesn’t really show much differences at all. However, choosing the ON option for ‘Lock at 30 FPS’ gives a horrible juddering motion when simply panning the camera around the character - it’s much more smooth, and better graphics, having the frame rate set to ‘Solid 60FPS’.

Bought a set of the PlayStation 2.0 Wireless Headphones and the sound out of these is amazing!!

I love how you can download custom sound presets based on the game you are currently playing - I have a preset for The Last Of Us downloaded to the headset and coupled this with the headset's virtual surround sound feature, makes for one impressive experience!!!

Bought a set of the PlayStation 2.0 Wireless Headphones and the sound out of these is amazing!!

I love how you can download custom sound presets based on the game you are currently playing - I have a preset for The Last Of Us downloaded to the headset and coupled this with the headset's virtual surround sound feature, makes for one impressive experience!!!

....just following on from this - not sure why this headset requires the bluetooth dongle to work?? In the Settings app on the PS4, there is an option for bluetooth headsets - would this allow my headset to connect without the dongle?!

Bought a set of the PlayStation 2.0 Wireless Headphones and the sound out of these is amazing!!

I love how you can download custom sound presets based on the game you are currently playing - I have a preset for The Last Of Us downloaded to the headset and coupled this with the headset's virtual surround sound feature, makes for one impressive experience!!!

....just following on from this - not sure why this headset requires the bluetooth dongle to work?? In the Settings app on the PS4, there is an option for bluetooth headsets - would this allow my headset to connect without the dongle?!

Nope the PlayStation 2.0 headset needs the dongle I think it's a sort of Bluetooth but it's Sony's own implementation of it not conforming to the standards.

I have just upgraded to a 50" 4K Samsung MU6120and have all the PS4 Pro settings set to 'Auto' (Video Output settings, etc) and the picture is truly great (especially on games which allow 4K/HDR) but just wondered if the 'Game Mode' setting on my TV actually does anything as some websites seem to suggest that this mode actually makes the screen quality slightly worse, by removing several layers of enhancements in order reduce lag?

I have just upgraded to a 50" 4K Samsung MU6120and have all the PS4 Pro settings set to 'Auto' (Video Output settings, etc) and the picture is truly great (especially on games which allow 4K/HDR) but just wondered if the 'Game Mode' setting on my TV actually does anything as some websites seem to suggest that this mode actually makes the screen quality slightly worse, by removing several layers of enhancements in order reduce lag?

I have the MU7000 and the game mode just reduces lag. Any degradation to the image seems very marginal to me.

I have just upgraded to a 50" 4K Samsung MU6120and have all the PS4 Pro settings set to 'Auto' (Video Output settings, etc) and the picture is truly great (especially on games which allow 4K/HDR) but just wondered if the 'Game Mode' setting on my TV actually does anything as some websites seem to suggest that this mode actually makes the screen quality slightly worse, by removing several layers of enhancements in order reduce lag?

They’re all “enhancements” that aren’t wanted or needed with games. Get rid and enjoy lag free gameplay.

All Video Output Settings are set to 'Auto' (TV is as above: 50" 4K Samsung MU6120, used in Game Mode).

When navigating the menus of my console, everything is fine and the TV shows the screen resolution as UHD 3840 X 2160. Then, when playing a game, the screen resolution is still the same, however, exactly once every time I play a game session, the screen will go black for about 1 to 2 seconds (there is still sound), but then will carry on as normal.

The first time I saw this, I thought it was the game glitching so took no notice, however, I have now obviously noticed that it happens EVERY single time I play a game but the weird thing is, is that it only happens, just the one time per night (at the start of the gaming session) and then the game plays as normal?! Nothing changes in the resolution or anything.